GERMANY: State opposes Chinese Opel bid

The German state of Thuringia, which is helping finance Opel operations, strictly opposed a plan by Beijing Automotive (BAIC) to take over the carmaker using EUR2.64bn (US$3.69bn) loaned and guaranteed in part by the German government, a report said on Tuesday.

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